Novaya Gazeta
Novaya Gazeta (Russian: Новая газета, IPA: [ˈnovəjə ɡɐˈzʲetə], lit. 'New[-style] Newspaper'), now Novaya Gazeta Europe,[3] is a Latvia-based independent Russian newspaper. It relocated to Riga, Latvia, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It is known for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs, the horrors of the Chechen war, corruption among the ruling elite, and increasing authoritarianism in Russia.[4][3][5][6] It was formerly published in Moscow until shortly after the war began, in regions within Russia, and in some foreign countries. The print edition is published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; English-language articles on the website are published on a weekly basis in the form of the Russia, Explained newsletter. As of 2023, the newspaper had a daily print circulation of 108,000, and online visits of 613,000.[1][2]
This article is about a Russian newspaper now based in Latvia. For a Latvian regional newspaper of the same name, see Novaya Gazeta (Latvia).Type
Triweekly – Monday, Wednesday, Friday
A2 per spread
- 'Novaya Gazeta' Publishing House (76%)
- Alexander Lebedev (14%)
- Mikhail Gorbachev (10%)
Group of former journalists from Komsomolskaya Pravda
ANO RID Novaya Gazeta
1 April 1993 (Russia)
7 April 2022 (Europe)
Russian, English
28 March 2022 (Russia)
Moscow (formerly); Riga (currently)
Russia (formerly); Latvia (currently)
Seven Novaya Gazeta journalists, including Yuri Shchekochikhin, Anna Politkovskaya, and Anastasia Baburova, have been murdered since 2000, in connection with their investigations.[7] In October 2021, Novaya Gazeta's editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, alongside Maria Ressa, for their safeguarding of freedom of expression in their homelands.[8]
In March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the newspaper suspended publication within Russia due to increased government censorship.[9] The next month, a European edition of the paper, Novaya Gazeta Europe, was launched from Riga, Latvia, in order to avoid censorship; the website was blocked in Russia later that month.[10][11] In July, the newspaper launched a magazine, Novaya Rasskaz-Gazeta,[12] with its website blocked shortly later.[13] In September 2022, Russian authorities revoked Novaya Gazeta's Russian media license.[14]
History[edit]
1990s[edit]
A group of former journalists from Komsomolskaya Pravda organised the newspaper in 1993. Its first name was Ezhednevnaya Novaya Gazeta (Daily New Gazette).[15] Mikhail Gorbachev used the money from his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize to help establish the Novaya Gazeta and purchase its first computers.[16]
Inserts[edit]
Svobodnoe Prostranstvo ("Free Space", Russian: Свободное Пространство), which had been a colour supplement to Novaya Gazeta, is included in the Friday issue.[73][74] Novaya Gazeta has also published The New York Times International Weekly on Fridays since 2009. This eight-page supplement features a selection of articles from The New York Times translated into Russian.
Novaya Gazeta regularly contains free inserts of its side-projects or other newly launched newspapers. The United Civil Front (by the corresponding organisation) and Yabloko's newspaper were published in the form of inserts in the past. Current inserts include the Shofyor ("Driver" or "chauffeur", Russian: Шофёр) side project and the popular science Kentavr ("Centaur", Russian: Кентавр).